Tradition and Experience Acts 9:26-27

Acts 9:26-27

‘When [Saul] had come to Jerusalem, he attempted to join the disciples; and they were all afraid of him, for they did not believe he was a disciple. But Barnabas took him, brought him to the apostles , and described for them how on the road he had seen the Lord who had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken boldly in the name of Jesus.’

Saul’s conversion means he has to do somethi...

A Dramatic Conversion? Acts 9:3-4

Acts 9:3-4

As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?"

One of the things which most strikes me about Saul’s conversion, of which we read the first stages of here, is that he knew just what he was doing.

Conversion for Saul didn’t mean he had to change certain aspects of...